Groundhog
Marmota monax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Sciuridae |
| Genus | Marmota |
| Species | Marmota monax (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Indiana.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana
Counties
- Indiana
- Monroe
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2016.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Alberta
- S5 Secure
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Northwest Territories
- S5 Secure
- Nova Scotia
- S5 Secure
- Yukon
- S2 Imperiled
- Saskatchewan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- S5 Secure
- Quebec
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- British Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Vermont
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- S3 Vulnerable
- Delaware
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Massachusetts
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Rhode Island
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- S5 Secure
- Kansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- New York
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- New Jersey
- S5 Secure
- Alaska
- S5 Secure
- Nebraska
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- North Dakota
- SNR Unranked
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- Maine
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- New Hampshire
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- South Dakota
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- District of Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Bailey, V. 1933. Cave Life of Kentucky. US Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey, Washington, DC, USA. 256 pp.
- Banta, A.M. 1907. The fauna of Mayfield's Cave. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 67: 1–114. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60987.
How to cite this account
Marmota monax (Linnaeus, 1758). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2613. https://cavebiology.org/species/marmota-monax/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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